Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
मित्रध्रुग्ब्रह्महा गोघ्नः परदारापहारकः । मातृहा पितृहा चैव ब्रह्मस्वापहरस्तथा
mitradhrugbrahmahā goghnaḥ paradārāpahārakaḥ | mātṛhā pitṛhā caiva brahmasvāpaharastathā
Ang nagtataksil sa kaibigan, ang pumatay ng brāhmaṇa, ang pumatay ng baka, ang dumukot sa asawa ng iba; ang pumatay sa ina o ama, at gayundin ang nagnakaw ng ari-arian ng brāhmaṇa—
Sūta (deduced; list of mahāpātakas within the Dvārakā māhātmya argument)
Scene: A stark moral tableau: shadowy figures representing different grave sins stand burdened by heavy chains; in the distance, the luminous outline of Dvārakā’s temple suggests a path from guilt to purification.
FAQs
The text underscores the gravity of major sins (mahāpātakas) to highlight the extraordinary power of sacred purification taught next.
Implicitly Dvārakā (the surrounding verses connect these sins to purification through Kṛṣṇa’s darśana there).
None explicitly; the verse enumerates grave transgressions as a doctrinal setup.